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  • Nursing Informatics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Operations Research

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  • Nurse-to-patient assignment is complex, time-consuming, and critical for patient safety and care quality.
  • Effective assignments impact nurses' job satisfaction and workload.
  • Current manual assignment processes present significant challenges for nursing staff.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a computerized decision support system (CDSS) for nurse-to-patient assignments.
  • To assess the impact of the CDSS on the duration of the assignment process and nurses' workload.
  • To determine if the CDSS enhances patient safety, care quality, and nurse job satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • A two-phase multimethod study was conducted in a Dutch university hospital.
  • Phase 1 involved literature review, focus groups, and surveys to identify assignment considerations.
  • Phase 2 utilized an integer linear programming model for CDSS development and a before-and-after study for evaluation (N=138 nurses).

Main Results:

  • The developed CDSS led to a 30% reduction in the time required for nurse-to-patient assignments.
  • Nurses reported a lower workload after the implementation of the CDSS.
  • Quantitative and qualitative data supported the system's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Computerized decision support systems can optimize nurse-to-patient assignments, reducing time and workload.
  • Implementation of such systems has the potential to improve care quality, patient safety, and nurse job satisfaction.
  • Further rigorous investigation into CDSS for nursing assignments is recommended.